Darren Collison was tasked with defending LeBron James one-on-one Friday night with the game in the balance. Time was ticking down. Collison had a simple two-point plan: Force James baseline and ...

"Really just hope, see what happens after that," Collison said chuckling.

The hope part worked. James stepped out of bounds and the Pacers (22-20) were able to secure a 97-95 win. The 15th-year veteran wasn't pleased with the call in the moment, but later conceded on Twitter that the referees nailed it.

Definitely stepped out by a tiny bit after seeing it over again! Great call. Needed to be in OKC on that drive. Lol. Live and you Learn

James was, of course, referring to the play just a couple weeks ago when Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo got away with stepping out of bounds before dunking over Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook for the win.

Even after losing to the Pacers for the third time this season, in a game when he led by as many as 22, it's refreshing that James can still find the humor in it all. Based on the clip below ... so could Lance Stephenson.